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  Petroleum Jelly, Vaseline, Paraffin, Beeswax, Vaseline, Petroleum Jelly, Gasoline, Petrol, crude oil, kerosene, diesel ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Petroleum Jelly is a colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in lubricants and medicinal ointments.
Petroleum jelly or petrolatum is a byproduct of the refining of petroleum, made from the residue of petroleum distillation left in the still after all the oil has been vaporized.
Petroleum (from Latin petra — rock and oleum — oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called fl gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earth's crust.
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 History and Uses of Petroleum Jelly
or petrolatum is a byproduct of the refining of petroleum, made from the residue of petroleum distillation left in the still after all the oil has been vaporized.
The finest grade of petroleum jelly is also adapted for use as a pomade for the hair.
Petroleum jelly may also be used as a lubricant when shaving with a razor (not with an electric razor).
www.edinformatics.com /inventions_inventors/petroleum_jelly.htm   (344 words)

  
 Petroleum Jelly / Baby Jelly / Vaseline / Producers / Manufacturers / Private Label
Petroleum Jelly is widely used for skin care, as it Protects skin against winter, prevents skin contraction and relieves dryness.
Petroleum Jelly also acts a very good healing aid for Cracked Heels and Burned Skin.
In winter, Petroleum Jelly is fast absorbed by the skin forming a protective layer.
www.asiantradelinkindia.com /consumer_goods_petroleum_jelly.html   (236 words)

  
 Petroleum jelly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vaseline is a well-known brand of petrolatum (petroleum jelly) originally produced by Chesebrough-Ponds, which was purchased by Unilever in 1987.
Pure petroleum jelly is widely used by men for masturbation.
However, petroleum jelly is not recommended for use as a sexual lubricant because it is oil-based and therefore dissolves latex condoms.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petroleum_jelly   (908 words)

  
 Joey Green
Cover each scratch with a liberal coat of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, let sit for 24 hours, rub into wood, wipe away excess, and polish as usual.
Keep wetting face until the Vaseline Petroleum Jelly is spread evenly and does not appear greasy.
Before painting a room, dip a Q-tips Cotton Swab in Vaseline Petroleum Jelly and run it around the edges of the glass; coat door hinges, doorknobs, lock latches; and spread a thin coat of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly along a linoleum or tile floor (obviously not carpet) where it meets the wall.
www.wackyuses.com /vaseline.html   (459 words)

  
 Petroleum Jelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This use of petroleum jelly has not changed since the time of the Depression.
One use of petroleum jelly in the earlier years of the century was as a dressing for burns.
However, petroleum jelly may be used on a burn much later (after it has cooled down) to keep the skin from drying out too much.
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 Petroleum jelly: Safe for a dry nose? - MayoClinic.com
In general, petroleum jelly is safe to use.
But a potential problem from inhaling fat-based substances (lipoids), such as petroleum jelly or mineral oil, for prolonged periods is lipoid pneumonia.
Typically, petroleum jelly applied in the nostrils drains down the back of your nose with normal nasal secretions and is swallowed.
www.mayoclinic.com /health/petroleum-jelly/AN00947   (343 words)

  
 Extraordinary Uses for Petroleum Jelly: For Personal Grooming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If polish seeps off the nail during the manicure, all you do is wipe off the petroleum jelly and the sloppy nail polish is gone.
Grab a jar of petroleum jelly and apply it liberally to your face or wherever you've been chapped.
Petroleum jelly sets up a protective coat on the skin so the rash can heal.
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 Petroleum jelly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The raw material for petroleum jelly was discovered in 1859 in Titusville, Pennsylvania where it was stuck to some of the first oil rigs in the U.S. The riggers hated the paraffin-like material because it caused the rigs to seize up, but they used it on cuts and burns because it hastened healing.
Robert Chesebrough, a young chemist whose previous work, distilling fuel from the oil of sperm whales, had been rendered obsolete by petroleum, went to Titusville to see what new materials had commercial potential.
Artist Matthew Barney has used petroleum jelly in his performance art and for creating sculptures.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_petrolatum   (908 words)

  
 Queercents » Tips for Petroleum Jelly
When I was a police explorer many eons ago, when we would go into a particularly raunchy house, the officer I was with always handed me a small tube of menthal jelly to put under my nose so I wouldn’t get sick.
So when it gets uncontrollable I will get some thin cotton gloves and coat my hands with jelly, then put the gloves on so that while I sleep at night my hands have time to heal.
(yes, that is a picture of a petroleum jelly dumbbell)
www.queercents.com /2006/07/09/tips-for-petroleum-jelly   (594 words)

  
 Petroleum Jelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
You can make your own petroleum jelly (vaseline) from beeswax and mineral oil (liquid paraffin).
Petroleum jelly...Is compounded in various ways to suit different purposes.
It is simply a mixture of beeswax and liquid paraffin, the proportions vary according to your requirements.
website.lineone.net /~dave.cushman/petjel.html   (322 words)

  
 Where did the idea for Vaseline Petroleum Jelly come from?
In 1859 when oil was first found in Pennsylvania, Cheesebrough was a 22 year old chemist in Brooklyn who had become an expert at extracting kerosene from cannel oil.
He realized that petroleum products would be the fuel source of the future so he headed to Pennsylvania to get his piece of the action.
He noticed that a colorless film called "rod wax" collected around the pump rods on the oil wells, gumming up the works until it was removed.
www.coolquiz.com /trivia/explain/docs/vaseline.asp   (209 words)

  
 Hair care no petroleum jelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Petroleum jelly - toxicity, ecologicial toxicity and regulatory information
Petroleum jelly - Identification, toxicity, use, water pollution potential, ecological toxicity and regulatory information
Its composition depends upon the petroleum source and refining process.
Sorry, no water quality standards or criteria have been established for this chemical by the U.S. or Canadian governments; however, there may be criteria established for related chemicals.
www.pesticideinfo.org /Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC34054   (800 words)

  
 Crompton Petrolatum, Petroleum Jelly and Micro Wax - Microcrystalline
Crompton Petrolatum, Petroleum Jelly and Micro Wax - Microcrystalline
Crompton carries the world’s broadest line of standard and custom-compounded petrolatums, and is also one of the world’s largest producers of microcrystalline wax.
Softer Fonoline grades are used in petroleum jellies and high-solid ointments.
www.cromptoncorp.com /petroleum-jelly-wax.html   (484 words)

  
 Damn Interesting » Story of Vaseline
The inventor, Robert Chesebrough, was a purveyor of illumination oil and a chemist in England who saw that there was a greater fortune to be made dealing in petroleum than there was in the oils from whales with which he had been dealing.
Actually, with petrolatum you don't use "jelly" … "petrolatum" is the same thing as "petroleum jelly".
Vaseline is petroleum based, which eats through condoms, thus is not commonly reccomended for use as a lubricant for sex.
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 PETROLEUM JELLY
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 Petrolatum - Petroleum Jelly - Cancer and Health Concerns
Petrolatum - Impurities in Petroleum Jelly or commonly known as Vaseline, under suspicion as a carcinogen in Breast Cancer - Petrolatum Banned in products in the EU - Long term damage to health becoming evident - side effects from impurities in the manufacturing process implicated in causing cancer!
PAHs, or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, are common contaminants in petrolatum, also called petroleum jelly and sold under well-known brand names like Vaseline.
How many of you would ever have thought, a ubiquitous substance such as good ol' Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline as so many of us have come to call it over the last 50 years, is now a suspected and probable carcinogen because of the way it is manufactured?.
www.health-report.co.uk /petroleum_petrolatum_health_concerns.htm   (1053 words)

  
 The Ingredient of petroleum jelly with frontline ingredients and Ingredients for Vodka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Petroleum Jelly Recipe | Recipezaar
Petroleum jelly is easy to make and it is an ingredient of many other products.
Naturalists may substitute a natural oil, such as grapeseed oil or sweet almond oil for the baby or mineral oil to create an "un-petroleum jelly."
ONLY YOU see your private notes, and they print with the recipe.
www.recipezaar.com /86699   (182 words)

  
 Pumpkin Carving and Pumpkin Carving Patterns for Halloween
One technique is to coat all cut surfaces of the pumpkin with petroleum jelly immediately after they have been carved.
The petroleum jelly acts as a barrier to seal in the pumpkins internal moisture to help slow down the dehydration process of the pumpkin.
You can use a finger to coat the eyes, nose and mouth but you may want to use a paper towel with jelly on it to coat the inside.
www.pumpkincarving101.com /pumpkin_lifespan.html   (510 words)

  
 Petroleum jelly
Unless such data are provided before 31 March 1998, the specifications will be withdrawn.
Petroleum Jelly is a purified mixture of semi-solid, saturated hydrocarbons, mainly of paraffinic nature, obtained from petroleum.
It may contain antioxidants approved for food use.
www.fao.org /docrep/W6355E/w6355e0p.htm   (3793 words)

  
 Medical Encyclopedia: Petroleum jelly overdose (Print Version)
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This is poisoning from swallowing a lot of petroleum jelly.
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/print/ency/article/002525.htm   (324 words)

  
 The Super Handyman - Petroleum Jelly Uses (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Since then, people have found thousands of great uses for the stuff, Here are a few of our favorites.
Protect your hands before painting, working in the garden, under the car or anywhere else where you will be getting greasy and grimy, by coating your hands with a thin layer of petroleum jelly.
Dirt and grease will just wipe right off when you are finished making your mess.
www.thesuperhandyman.com.cob-web.org:8888 /petro.html   (295 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Un-Petroleum Jelly, 3.5 oz.: Health & Personal Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
Made without petrolatum, parrafin, mineral oil or artificial fragrances.
Un-petroleum Jelly is the original, multi-purpose skin moisturizer and protectant made from only pure plant oils and all natural waxes.
www.amazon.com /Un-Petroleum-Body-Care-Jelly-3-5/dp/B00028F2NA   (452 words)

  
 Ointments - Petroleum Jelly - Needle Jack Tattoo Supplies
Ointments - Petroleum Jelly - Needle Jack Tattoo Supplies
Top » Tattoo Directory » Medical Supply » Ointments » Petroleum Jelly
Use keywords like tattoo supplies to find the product you are looking for.
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 Petroleum Jelly Formula
name Amélie L. status student age 15 Question - Hi, I am doing a research I need to know the petroleum jelly molecular formula.
I can have it either in French or English.
According to my Merck Index, petroleum jelly "is a colloidal system of nonstraight-chain solid hydrocarbons and high-boiling liquid hydrocarbons, in which most of the liquid hydrocarbons are held inside the micelles." Richard E. Barrans Jr., Ph.D. Assistant Director PG Research Foundation, Darien, Illinois =========================================================
www.newton.dep.anl.gov /askasci/chem00/chem00643.htm   (121 words)

  
 How to Clean Petroleum Jelly Stains | DoItYourself.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Home » How-To Information » Household and Cleaning » Cleaning and Stain Removal » Interior Cleaning Tips » How to Clean Petroleum Jelly Stains
Motsenbocker's Lift Off #2 is a petroleum based, commercially and industrially proven formulation that can effectively remove such items as: oil stains, adhesives, bumper stickers, chewing gum, pencil marks, pitch/sap, contact paper, candle wax, creosote, crayons, price stickers, tar, lipstick, shoe polish, fresh oil based paint and petroleum based silicone.
You may freely link to this site, and use it for non-commercial use subject to our terms and conditions of use.
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